From unvaccinated kids and sleepless teens to political shenanigans and floundering fish, here are some of the top stories that KUOW readers were clicking on this week.
This is a mix of health, education, politics and environment – all areas that KUOW’s reporters and producers focus on.
Seattle Kids Have Lower Polio Vaccination Rate Than Rwanda
Doctors hoped the recent measles outbreak would make more parents get their children vaccinated. Nope.
Teens Shouldn't Be Sleepless In Seattle, Task Force Says
A task force overwhelmingly votes to flip the current bell schedule for Seattle Public Schools to fit with doctors' recommendations.
Old Vs. New: Conflict Churns Ballard And Fremont (Seattle's District 6)
The pressure is on, pushing up rents for Fremont’s new tech workers and pushing in townhouses where Ballard’s bungalows once sat. Latest in our series on the new City Council Districts.
Seattle Campaign Yard Sign Thieves, Beware: You Might Be On Camera
A homeowner on Capitol Hill stakes out his sign, hoping to catch a thief in the act.
Trout In Drought: ‘You Almost Feel Sorry For The Fish’
Wade ankle deep through the Dungeness River, a salmon stream strangled by drought.
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